8.8
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A Private Single Cask Bottling of Port Charlotte 2008 12 Years, bottled under de Speur Gorm series.
8.8
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Yesterday the Blind Tasting Competition presented one of the ultimate litmus tests for me, as the whisky came from one of my favourite distilleries.
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Just because it can't quite yet compete with Springbank, that doesn't mean you should sleep on Glen Scotia.
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Croftengea might not ring a bell, even if you're quite an avid whisky fan. That's not strange at all, as it is one of 13 spirits produced at Loch Lomond distillery, and rarely ever bottled as a single malt.
8.4
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A review of a Glenburgie 2008 11 Years from an Oloroso sherry hogshead, bottled by The Old Friends.
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While rumbling through my sample drawer, I came across one from a hand-filled GlenAllachie distillery exclusive. It was gifted to me last year during Spirit of Speyside by the ever-generous Juliette Buchan.
8.8
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A closer look at two new releases from Michiel Wigman, one a 13-year-old Glentauchers and the other a 15-year-old Secret Orkney.
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Two exotic wine-matured whiskies, a 5yo Arran and 10yo Port Charlotte. While I find wine cask maturation is more often miss than hit, I actually enjoyed both of these!
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I'm still not sure what to think of heavily peated Bunnahabhain.
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The Bunnahabhain 2008 11 Years Manzanilla Cask actually co-exists fairly well with the Manzanilla influence. But I'm not entirely convinced.
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The Organic is a deserving member of the Benromach family for sure. Although I much prefer the smoke and sherry of their signature 10yo, 15yo and 100 Proof.
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Not that long ago I tasted a wine matured Deanston, and thought it lacked balance, was immature and aggressive to boot. Yet here I am trying another one of these monstrosities. I must be mad!
